Glenbard West Theatre to present ‘Animal Farm’ Jan. 30-Feb. 1

Glenbard West Theatre will present a production of “Animal Farm” at 7:30 p.m. from Jan. 30 through Feb. 1 in the Larry Shue Auditorium at Glenbard West High School, 670 Crescent Blvd. in Glen Ellyn based on the novel by George Orwell adapted by Ian Woodridge. Tickets are $10 and available online.

When the animals on a farm drive their master out and take over the farm for themselves, all seems well until they realize someone has to take the deposed farmer’s place. The pigs step up, promising to lead with compassion that the farmer never had—a promise that soon proves empty. George Orwell’s satire on society reveals how power can be corrupting. Although claiming equality, Napoleon (a pig) shares, “some animals are more equal than others.”